Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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Page 10
... sometimes is criticism the effect of judgment . It is necessary to inform the reader that about this time he was introduced by Congreve to Montague , then Chancellor of the Ex- chequer : Addison was then learning the trade of a courtier ...
... sometimes is criticism the effect of judgment . It is necessary to inform the reader that about this time he was introduced by Congreve to Montague , then Chancellor of the Ex- chequer : Addison was then learning the trade of a courtier ...
Page 17
... sometimes em- bellished , and sometimes aggravated , the originals are now partly known , and partly forgotten . But to say that they united the plans of two or three eminent writers , is to give them but a small part of their due ...
... sometimes em- bellished , and sometimes aggravated , the originals are now partly known , and partly forgotten . But to say that they united the plans of two or three eminent writers , is to give them but a small part of their due ...
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... sometimes intem- perate , was often irrefragable . While Cato was upon the stage , another daily paper , called the Guardian , was published by Steele . To this Addison gave great assistance , whether occasionally or by previous ...
... sometimes intem- perate , was often irrefragable . While Cato was upon the stage , another daily paper , called the Guardian , was published by Steele . To this Addison gave great assistance , whether occasionally or by previous ...
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... sometimes with argument , and sometimes with mirth . In argument he had many equals ; but his humour was singular and matchless . Bigotry itself must be delighted with the " Tory Fox - hunter . " There are , however , some strokes less ...
... sometimes with argument , and sometimes with mirth . In argument he had many equals ; but his humour was singular and matchless . Bigotry itself must be delighted with the " Tory Fox - hunter . " There are , however , some strokes less ...
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... sometimes with little that delights , but seldom with anything that offends . Of this kind seem to be his poems to Dryden , to Somers , and to the King . His ode on St. Cecilia has been imitated by Pope , and has something in it of ...
... sometimes with little that delights , but seldom with anything that offends . Of this kind seem to be his poems to Dryden , to Somers , and to the King . His ode on St. Cecilia has been imitated by Pope , and has something in it of ...
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